<p>I got accepted into UCD for economics and CPP for business administration w/marketing concentrate. UC Davis has a better and more known reputation but it is not known for business. It is also more expensive and has a bigger class (won’t get to know the professors). CPP is smaller, the teachers can help me out, and it’s cheaper. But it’s not as good or as well known as CP SLO or the UCs. What would be a good fit for me? Should I just accept CPP and pay the $100 nonrefundable fee first?</p>
<p>It depends on what you want. How would we know what is a better fit for you? </p>
<p>UC Davis is a good school, but I don’t necessarily think you’re given that much of a leg up in terms of jobs in California at least than a Cal Poly Pomona graduate. I’d suggest you tour the schools. It’s not like as soon as an interviewer sees “UC” they automatically shutdown a Cal Poly Pomona student. Personally, I like the campus of Cal Poly Pomona. I think it’s very pretty. Pomona is not a college town. That may matter for some. Both move at the pace of a quarter system so things move pretty fast. It is true that Cal Poly Pomona needs to build a stronger alumni network. I don’t think a lot of people give back to Cal Poly after they leave Cal Poly to help increase the reputation of the school. Most of the distinctions come from STEM fields. You don’t hear too much about people who went to Cal Poly Pomona outside of that. </p>
<p>Personally, if I had the choice I probably would’ve gone to UC Davis if I had applied since it’s not hard to get in there as a transfer student in a non-impacted major (if I could have afforded it). Heck, me and my friend gripe about not applying to UCLA, but it’s too much money to go there. Our physics major friend (who is definitely not smarter than us, kid had to preserve his GPA by dropping Linear Algebra at community college (hugely important!)) ended up going there and is doing terribly. So if you’re not doing good at UCLA or some UC you’re not going to have better prospects than a Cal Poly Pomona student who does well. I have enjoyed my education here at Cal Poly Pomona and decided not to re-transfer. Also, you have to take into account that there are a lot of people who did get into UC’s that came here instead and instead of Cal Poly SLO because SLO is too far. So it’s not like we have a lot of low quality students that will enter the workforce, although almost daily I question the intelligence of the people who work at Starbucks on campus.</p>
<p>I am under the impression that what you learn is largely theoretical at a UC. Most of my friends are either at UC Berkeley, USC, UCLA, UCSD, Cal Poly SLO or Cal Poly Pomona so I can’t really speak for UC Davis. I have experienced the “learn by doing” philosophy here but Cal Poly Pomona does strike a good balance between theory and application. I don’t know what business administration all entails, though. If you are interested in doing some kind of research, go to UC Davis period. That’s the only time I’d definitely say go UC Davis. Really though, you shouldn’t be using a school’s reputation as a crutch. If you do well regardless of where you go many doors will open for you. Sure, school reputation will help you get your first job but after that it is job experience and skills that will do the rest as where you got your education matters less and less. If you don’t do well at either, you’re screwed. If you get like a 3.2 at Davis and the person you’re competing with has a 3.4-3.5 at CPP, pretty sure it’d go to the CPP grad. Reverse it and Davis wins. All things being equal it would depend on your employer! </p>
<p>I remember reading about someone on here saying that business administration wasn’t easy for them, so you may like it here if you want a challenge.</p>